The Rooftop Blog- The 2019 state of the union: a Trump triumph February 9, 2019As you may recall if you’ve followed my social media accounts, I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump. He has behaved badly throughout his life and he’s been consistent to that standard in his personal behavior as President. … Continue reading →
- An Inheritance for Christmas Future December 4, 2018This was prepared for a 2018 family devotional collection on the theme of Christmas past, present, and future. The observance of Christmas in Dickens story is the tableau upon which is built a morality play on the consequences of goodness … Continue reading →
- Values are the foundation of brands that have enduring success November 12, 2018A genuine brand is the public replica of private values. As individuals we learn to trust others when the fundamental values we hold sync with theirs. But when that trust breaks down, we question, and often limit, the relationship. Similarly, … Continue reading →
- The value of a strong master brand in the digital age November 11, 2018Creating and presenting a strong brand is all about establishing value.This is especially true if you are selling direct to consumers. If you have been dealing primarily with distributors or retailers, your brand is important–but to a lesser degree. As … Continue reading →
- The 7 C’s of Successful Communication October 29, 2018Communicating is simple. Right? Well, moving your lips may be easy, but effective communication can be mind-numbingly difficult. Even in friendships and marriages. Tough to get it right politics and religion. And yes, the right communication mix and messages are … Continue reading →
- Why worthy charities frequently stumble and fall October 26, 2018A group of our friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to the environmental cause and reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of these concerns. They had the plan worked out on paper, … Continue reading →
- Building Organizational Trust in an Age of Cynicism October 26, 2018In times of change, the last thing you need to experience—as an employee, a colleague, a corporate leader, or a customer—is the discovery that trust has been violated. Does any of this sound familiar? A person, group or organization has … Continue reading →
- Six New Business Trends October 25, 2018It’s always good sport to observe and predict trends in business and culture, and then look back in a year and two to see how it went! Here are 6 trends I’ve been reading about: 1. Millennials welcome Generation Z … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 7 is Mariah’s birthday! March 7, 2018Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Today is… Mariah Jewell’s birthday. It’s a national celebration! Or should be! Happy birthday Mariah, firstborn, beautiful and kind, bright and witty. Today in history In addition to Mariah’s birth in Evansville, Indiana, on this day … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 6 is National Oreo Cookie Day. March 7, 2018Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Today is… National Oreo Cookie Day. the Oreo cookie has become the best-selling cookie in the United States. The National Biscuit Company (today known as Nabisco) first developed and produced the “Oreo Biscuit” in 1912 at … Continue reading →
- The 2019 state of the union: a Trump triumph February 9, 2019
Category Archives: Social services
Why worthy charities frequently stumble and fall
A group of our friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to the environmental cause and reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of these concerns. They had the plan worked out on paper, … Continue reading
A personal account on international Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27
Thursday marked the international remembrance of the Holocaust, remembering and learning from the horror of the Holocaust, set on the day when Auschwitz was liberated, January 27. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is one group that is active … Continue reading
America’s fastest growing church to feed 5,500 unemployed families at Christmastime
The people of 12 Stone Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, north of Atlanta, responded in miraculous ways to Pastor Kevin Myers’ holiday challenge to express their faith through generosity, with the miracle of Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000 as their … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Stone, Christianity, Christmas, compassion, unemployed
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What is the role of followers of Christ in the public arena?
As we close in on an important election day it is a good time to ask this question: What is the role of individual followers of Christ in the public arena? By this I do not mean solutions presented by … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church and State, Compassion Ministries, Creation Care, Culture, Environment, Ethics, Evangelicals, Family, Homosexual Issues, Jim Jewell, Philosophy, Politics, Pro-life, Social services, Virtue, War and Peace
Tagged Character, Christian leaders, Christianity, Church and State, creation care, evangelical leaders, family, international aid, politics, pro-life, social justice, theology
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20 Million People Forced from their Homes by Floodwaters in Pakistan: Here’s How You Can Help
One fifth of Pakistan, 20%, is under flood water, with 20 million people forced from their homes. Those are amazing figures; it’s a terrible disaster with a huge toll on individual lives, family and community life, and on a nation … Continue reading
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75 years of finding God in a time of trouble
Bill Wilson turned from alcohol after a dramatic encounter with God in 1934. As David Brooks tells us, Wilson “went on to help found Alcoholics Anonymous, which, 75 years later, has 11,000 professional treatment centers, 55,000 meeting groups and some 1.2 million … Continue reading
As Colson, Mohler and Others Release Video Series on Social Justice (Yes, Social Justice), It’s Time for Glenn Beck to Apologize to Christians
It really is past time for Glen Beck to apologize to Christians for his equating the church’s work in social justice with Nazism and Communism. He’s not just enraging liberals; he’s become an embarrassment to conservatives. And on this point … Continue reading
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Leaders of the Evangelical Generation: John M. Perkins. Community organizer
[I am working on a project that may become a book on the most influential evangelicals leaders of our generation, since 1976, and the impact they’ve had on the church and their times. I will introduce them briefly on this … Continue reading
ChildVoice Helps Heal Two Former “Wives” of LRA’s Jospehy Kony
Among the previously abducted child mothers at the ChildVoice center in Uganda are two former wives–kidnapped at ages 8 and 10–of LRA leader Josephy Kony. Article on the girls in The Guardian in the UK, and soon on BBC.
Greening the Hood
Mission Year president Leroy Barber of in-town Atlanta has an interesting take on the importance of healthier environments in urban settings. See his blog post on “greening the hood.”
